Philippines women's national under-20 football team

The Philippines women's national under-20 football team (sometimes called the U-19 team) is the national football team of the Philippines and represents in international football competitions such as AFF U-19 Women's Championship and any other under-20 international football tournaments. The team is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF), the governing body of football in the Philippines.

Philippines women's U-20
Nickname(s)Filipinas U-20
AssociationPhilippine Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (South-East Asia)
Head coachSinisa Cohadzic
CaptainChantelle Maniti
Home stadiumPFF National Training Center
FIFA codePHI
First colours
Second colours
Biggest win
 Philippines 3–0 Guam 
(Suzhou, China; 26 May 2004)
[1]
Biggest defeat
 South Korea 20–0 Philippines 
(Shah Alam, Malaysia; 30 October 2008)
[2]
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2004)
Best resultGroup Stage (2004)
AFF U-19 Women's Championship
Appearances2 (first in 2022)
Best resultGroup Stage (2022), (2023)

Results and fixtures edit

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose

2022 edit

July 25 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship Australia   4–0   Philippines Palembang
15:30 UTC+7
  • Prakash   26', 62'
  • Beier   59'
  • Lobo   69'
Report Stadium: Jakabaring Athletic Field
Attendance: 50
Referee: Keomany Phengmeuangkhon (Laos)
July 27 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship Philippines   1–3   Myanmar Palembang
15:30 UTC+7
  • Lucban   87'
Report
  • Myint Aye   33', 90'
  • Myat Noe   37'
Stadium: Jakabaring Athletic Field
Attendance: 50
Referee: Le Thi Ly (Vietnam)
July 29 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship Malaysia   2–1   Philippines Palembang
15:30 UTC+7
  • Irdina   4', 8'
Report
Stadium: Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium
Referee: Plong Pichakara (Cambodia)

2023 edit

March 8 2024 AFC U-20 WCQ - 1st Rd. China   6–0   Philippines Vientiane
16:00 UTC+7
Report Stadium: National Stadium KM16
Attendance: 453
Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)
March 10 2024 AFC U-20 WCQ - 1st Rd. Philippines   1–0   Laos Vientiane
19:30 UTC+7
Report Stadium: National Stadium KM16
Attendance: 415
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)
March 12 2024 AFC U-20 WCQ - 1st Rd. Hong Kong   2–2   Philippines Vientiane
16:00 UTC+7
Report
Stadium: National Stadium KM16
Attendance: 252
Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)[3]

Personnel edit

Updated as of August 25, 2023

Current technical staff edit

Position Name Ref.
Head coach   Sinisa Cohadzic [4]
Assistant coaches   Andrew Durante
  Prescila Rubio
  Marlon Piñero
Goalkeeping coach   Anthony Albao
Strength and conditioning coach   Red Sajonia
Team doctor   Fille Claudine Cainglet
Physiotherapist   Hannah Calitis

Management edit

Position Name Ref.
Team manager   Jefferson Cheng [4]
Assistant team manager   Kevin Padre
Team coordinator   Karyn Ann Caliway
Equipment manager   Wally Javier
Kitman   Mark Perez

Coaching history edit

List of head coaches of the Philippines Women's U-20
Country Name Period Ref.
  Philippines
Albert Ryan Lim
2008
[5][6]
  Philippines
Alfredo Estacion
2010
[7]
  Philippines
2012
[8]
  Philippines
2021−2023
[9]
  Australia
Nahuel Arrarte
2023
[10]
  Australia
Sinisa Cohadzic
2023−
[11]

Players edit

The following 23 players were selected for the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers - First round matches against   China,   Laos, and   Hong Kong.[4]
Caps and goals updated as of 12 March 2023, after the match against   Hong Kong.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Kaiya Jota (2006-02-05)5 February 2006 (aged 17) 2 0   Stanford University
22 1GK Alexis Tan (2004-07-20)20 July 2004 (aged 18) 5 0   Blacktown City
23 1GK Jessa May Lehayan (2004-05-24)24 May 2004 (aged 18) 0 0   Far Eastern University

4 2DF Rae Tolentino (2005-10-04)4 October 2005 (aged 17) 3 0   Manila Nomads
10 2DF Journey Hawkins (2006-01-31)31 January 2006 (aged 17) 3 0   Oxon Hill High School
11 2DF Robyn Dizon 2 1   Albion SC Las Vegas GA
14 2DF Ariana Markey (2007-06-08)8 June 2007 (aged 15) 3 0   Slammers FC ECNL
15 2DF Kylie Yap (2005-08-15)15 August 2005 (aged 17) 6 1   Penn State Harrisburg
16 2DF Julia Benitez 0 0   Match Fit Academy
21 2DF Chantelle Maniti (captain) (2005-01-03)3 January 2005 (aged 18) 6 0   Blacktown Spartans

3 3MF Natalie Oca 2 0   Pacifica High School
5 3MF Jade Jalique 0 0   Tuloy FC
6 3MF Sabine Ramos 3 0   Woodbridge High School
8 3MF Sabrina Go 3 0   Cal Poly Pomona
12 3MF Tamara Lisser 1 0   Pickering FC
19 3MF Isabella Pasion 3 1   Lebanon Trail High School
20 3MF Jonalyn Lucban (2004-09-23)23 September 2004 (aged 18) 5 1   Tuloy FC

2 4FW Jada Bicierro 1 0   Miriam College
7 4FW Elaine Pimentel 3 0   Beach FC
9 4FW Chayse Ying (2005-09-01)1 September 2005 (aged 17) 3 0   University of Notre Dame
13 4FW Jodi Banzon (2006-07-08)8 July 2006 (aged 16) 1 0   Ateneo de Cebu
17 4FW Isabella Flanigan (co-captain) (2005-01-22)22 January 2005 (aged 18) 6 1   West Virginia University
18 4FW Ariana Salvador 3 0   Los Angeles FC

Recent call-ups edit

The following players have been called up for the Philippines U-20 within the past 12 months.[9][12][13]

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Aspen Dunn (2006-03-05)5 March 2006 (aged 17) 0 0   Chargers SC 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
GK Andrea Evangelista (2004-06-23)23 June 2004 (aged 18) 0 0   BISP Cruzeiro 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
GK Samantha Link (2005-08-02)2 August 2005 (aged 17) 1 0   Rebels SC 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship

DF Stella Divino (2004-01-02)2 January 2004 (aged 19) 2 0   Unión Adarve 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
DF Elisha Lubiano (2005-05-18)18 May 2005 (aged 17) 3 0   Manila Nomads 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
DF Jenny Perez 3 0   Tuloy 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
DF Micha Santiago (2004-05-31)31 May 2004 (aged 18) 0 0   De La Salle Santiago Zobel 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
DF Florence Ycong (2006-09-22)22 September 2006 (aged 16) 0 0   Malaya 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship

MF Isabella Alamo 3 0   2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
MF Maegan Alforque (2005-08-06)6 August 2005 (aged 17) 3 0   Manila Nomads 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
MF Mish Castañares (2005-07-26)26 July 2005 (aged 17) 0 0   Cebu Elite Sheba 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
MF Kyza Colina 1 0   2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
MF Francesca Crespo (2005-05-02)2 May 2005 (aged 17) 0 0   Saint Pedro Poveda College 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
MF Sophia Lyttle (2005-02-22)22 February 2005 (aged 18) 0 0   Makati 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
MF Karen Mangantang (2004-12-18)18 December 2004 (aged 18) 0 0   Tuloy 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
MF Maxine Pascual (2008-11-28)28 November 2008 (aged 14) 3 0   So Cal Blues 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
MF Celina Salazar (2005-01-11)11 January 2005 (aged 18) 3 0   Cebu Elite Sheba 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
MF Mikaela Villacin (2004-01-23)23 January 2004 (aged 19) 3 0   De La Salle Santiago Zobel 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship

FW Angely Alferez (2004-03-24)24 March 2004 (aged 18) 3 0   Manila Nomads 2022 AFF U-18 Women's Championship
FW Grace Thao 0 0   University of Colorado 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualifiersPRE

Competitive record edit

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup edit

The Philippines has never qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. It didn't attempt to qualify for the inaugural FIFA U-19 Women's World Cup in 2002 with its non-participation at the 2002 AFC U-19 Women's Championship which also served as the Asian qualifiers of the U-20 World Cup. The national team first attempted to qualify for the succeeding editions of the tournament from 2004.

The Philippines' FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position GP W D* L GF GA GD
  2002 Did not enter
  2004 Did not qualify
  2006 Did not enter
  2008
  2010 Did not qualify
  2012
  2014
  2016 Did not enter
  2018 Withdrew
  2022 Did not enter
  2024 Did not qualify
  2026 To be determined
Total 0/12 - - - - - - -
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup edit

The has competed in one edition of the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup, the top tournament for women's national teams under the age of 20, organized by members of the Asian Football Confederation. The Philippines first competed in 2004, when the tournament was still known as the "AFC U-19 Women's Championship".[14]

The Philippines' AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
  2002 Did not enter
  2004 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4
  2006 Did not enter
  2007
  2009 Did not qualify
  2011
  2013
  2015 Did not enter
  2017 Withdrew
  2019 Did not enter
  2022 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
  2024 Did not qualify
Total 1/11 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4

AFF U-19 Women's Championship edit

The Philippines' AFF U-19 Women's Championship record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
  2014 Did not enter
  2022 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7
  2023 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7
Total 2/3 6 0 0 6 3 17 −14

Head-to-head record edit

As of 12 March 2023, after the match against   Hong Kong.

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Confederation
  Australia 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 AFC
  China 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 AFC
  Chinese Taipei 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 AFC
  Guam 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 AFC
  Hong Kong 1 1 1 0 4 2 +2 AFC
  Jordan 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 AFC
  Laos 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 AFC
  Malaysia 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 AFC
  Myanmar 3 0 0 4 1 20 −19 AFC
  Singapore 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 AFC
  South Korea 2 0 0 2 1 22 −21 AFC
  Uzbekistan 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 AFC
  Vietnam 1 0 0 1 0 11 −11 AFC

See also edit

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Cup Overview File". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Asian Women U-19 Championship 2009". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. ^ Morales, Luisa. "Young Filipinas buck red card anew, draw with Hong Kong in U20 Asia Cup qualifiers". Philstar.com. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c del Carmen, Lorenzo (3 March 2023). "Maniti, Flanigan headline Filipinas U20 squad for AFC qualifiers". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Korea Republic vs Philippines Match Report". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Davao coach to head RP women's football team". Philippine Information Agency. 22 July 2008. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Philippines vs Myanmar Match Report". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Philippines vs Hong Kong Match Report". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Philippines Under-18 Women's Team To Compete In AFF U18 Women's Championship". Philippine Football Federation. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  10. ^ "PFF names Alen Stajcic and Nahuel Arrarte as PHI Girls' Under-17 and PHI Women's Under-20 head coaches". Philippine Football Federation. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  11. ^ "PFF names Torcaso as PWNT head coach". Philippine Football Federation. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  12. ^ Morales, Luisa (23 July 2022). "After women's AFF win, Filipinas U18 test mettle in Indonesia". PhilStar Global. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  13. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (23 July 2022). "Fresh off AFF triumph, Flanigan, Maniti join Filipinas U18 in Indonesia". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Asian Women U-19 Championship 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 July 2022.